Wind energy: renewable energy and the environment

by Nelson, Vaughn

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Title Statements

Full title :Wind energy : renewable energy and the environment / Vaughn Nelson.

Summary

"This new edition adds a chapter on distributed wind power generation, and the rest of the material will be updated throughout. Also, it adds practical uses for wind power, such as municipal street lighting, industrial refrigeration, telecommunications, etc. It will also examine the history of wind energy, and provide ample reasons to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. It will cover the characteristics of wind, such as shear, power potential, and turbulence, and discuss the measurement and siting of individual wind turbines and wind farms. The text will present the design, aerodynamics, operation, control, applications, and different types of wind turbines. It will also explore the wind industry from its inception in the 1970s to today as well as the political and economic factors regarding the adoption of wind as an energy source."--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
Place of Publication:Boca Raton [Florida]
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

The Physical Object

Description:xxi, 316 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 26 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781466581593, 146658159X
oclc:ocn839397072
LC Classification:TJ820
Dewey Decimal:621.31/2136

Chapter 1. Introduction -- chapter 2. Energy -- chapter 3. Wind characteristics -- chapter 4. Wind resource assessment -- chapter 5. Wind turbines -- chapter 6. Design of wind turbines -- chapter 7. Electrical issues -- chapter 8. Performance -- chapter 9. Siting -- chapter 10. Applications and wind industry -- chapter 11. Institutional issues -- chapter 12. Economics.